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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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An enjoyable hagiography(?)
- By Nik Jewell on 16-05-18
By: Jack Weatherford
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- By: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century....
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Forensically detailed - but worth it
- By Goldfrapper on 08-08-16
By: Vincent Bugliosi, and others
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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series....
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Awsome, educational and epic work
- By Adisha on 30-10-12
By: Andrew Marr
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Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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January 1991. IRAQ. Eight members of the SAS regiment embark upon a top secret mission to infiltrate deep behind enemy lines....
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Captivating Story of Human Endurance
- By Jason on 29-11-16
By: Andy McNab
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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The definitive Audible purchase
- By Jim on 22-01-14
By: Jared Diamond
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world....
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How Did They Endure This -and Survive?
- By c on 15-02-16
By: Alfred Lansing
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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An enjoyable hagiography(?)
- By Nik Jewell on 16-05-18
By: Jack Weatherford
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- By: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century....
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Forensically detailed - but worth it
- By Goldfrapper on 08-08-16
By: Vincent Bugliosi, and others
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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series....
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Awsome, educational and epic work
- By Adisha on 30-10-12
By: Andrew Marr
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Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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January 1991. IRAQ. Eight members of the SAS regiment embark upon a top secret mission to infiltrate deep behind enemy lines....
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Captivating Story of Human Endurance
- By Jason on 29-11-16
By: Andy McNab
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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The definitive Audible purchase
- By Jim on 22-01-14
By: Jared Diamond
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world....
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How Did They Endure This -and Survive?
- By c on 15-02-16
By: Alfred Lansing
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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More fairy tale than history...
- By Clementi on 26-12-15
By: Susan Wise Bauer
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Orientalism
- By: Edward Said
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism....
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One Of The Canons Of Cultural Studies
- By Stephen Gott on 30-06-18
By: Edward Said
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages....
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Very factual but read in a painfully unexciting way
- By Russell on 23-04-21
By: Eric H. Cline
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- By: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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Immense book & audiobook
- By El on 12-12-15
By: Edward Gibbon
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The Anunnaki Chronicles
- A Zecharia Sitchin Reader
- By: Zecharia Sitchin, Janet Sitchin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Bob Robinson
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Providing an insider's look into the decades of research behind Zecharia Sitchin's complete works as well as an in-depth overview of his theories, this collection includes carefully selected chapters from the Earth Chronicles series....
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Good listen
- By Rebecca on 24-01-22
By: Zecharia Sitchin, and others
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Colonialism
- A Moral Reckoning
- By: Nigel Biggar
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’—that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever.....
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A robust rebuttal of anti-colonialism
- By J. D. Fitzpatrick on 14-02-23
By: Nigel Biggar
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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Better as a documentary - read review to the end
- By Sarah on 04-10-18
By: Pottermore Publishing, and others
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After 1177 B.C.
- The Survival of Civilizations
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Eric H. Cline
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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This audiobook narrated by John Chancer tells the gripping story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed—why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever.
By: Eric H. Cline
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Ask a Historian
- 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
- By: Greg Jenner
- Narrated by: Dan Schreiber, Greg Jenner, Janina Ramirez, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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In Ask a Historian, the author, BBC podcaster and public historian Greg Jenner provides answers to things you always wondered about but didn't know who to ask....
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Really entertaining
- By Valerie Bayliss on 08-11-21
By: Greg Jenner
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
- Why Violence Has Declined
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 36 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen....
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A Magnum Opus in every sense!
- By Jeremy on 14-05-12
By: Steven Pinker
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Empire
- How Britain Made the Modern World
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the unabridged audiobook edition of Empire by Niall Ferguson, read by Jonathan Keeble....
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Makes you think
- By Elaine on 01-01-18
By: Niall Ferguson
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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great read. couldn't stop listening to this book
- By Anna on 25-08-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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A History of India
- By: Michael H. Fisher, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael H. Fisher
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
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Over 5,000 years, India has been home to a rich tapestry of peoples and cultures. Two of the world's great religions - Hinduism and Buddhism - have their origins in South Asia....
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An outstanding, epic and memorable lecture series!
- By Adisha on 22-05-16
By: Michael H. Fisher, and others
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....
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Anecdotes bring life to samurai history
- By Tweetingcheetah on 27-07-14
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Less Is More
- How Degrowth Will Save the World
- By: Jason Hickel
- Narrated by: Ben Crystal, Clifford Samuel
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause....
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Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear.
- By Myles Hocking on 01-10-20
By: Jason Hickel
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The Witch
- A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
- By: Ronald Hutton
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history....
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Dull narrator
- By Rebecca on 12-11-17
By: Ronald Hutton
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The Second World War: Milestones to Disaster
- By: Winston Churchill
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work....
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Extremely good listening
- By William on 18-08-09
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A Little History of Religion
- By: Richard Holloway
- Narrated by: James Bryce
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote....
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Fascinating book
- By P Quirk on 05-01-17
By: Richard Holloway
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The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Many of us know the Black Death as a catastrophic event of the medieval world. But the Black Death was arguably the most significant event in Western history....
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great course. so much info. loved it.
- By M J North on 14-05-17
By: Dorsey Armstrong, and others
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Churchill, Hitler, and 'The Unnecessary War'
- How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
- By: Patrick J. Buchanan
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen - Winston Churchill first among them - the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided....
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interesting in spots but ultimately unconvincing
- By Brendan on 02-10-10
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The WEIRDest People in the World
- How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
- By: Joseph Henrich
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more....
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Outstandingly informative
- By andrewjlockley on 02-04-23
By: Joseph Henrich
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A Less Boring History of the World
- By: Dave Rear
- Narrated by: Miles Jupp
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach....
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Patronising & Flippant
- By Jess on 19-05-13
By: Dave Rear
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Churchill
- By: Roy Jenkins
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 38 hrs and 18 mins
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Winston Churchill is an icon of modern history, but even though he was at the forefront of the political scene for almost 60 years...
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A biography worthy of Churchill
- By Francis on 29-11-07
By: Roy Jenkins
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The Silk Road and Black Death
- An Enthralling Guide to the Routes That Connected Continents and the Event That Redefined Them (Exploring the Past)
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Journey Through Time: The Mysteries of the Silk Road and the Black Death Unveiled!
By: Billy Wellman
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Epic Fails in Ancient History
- Uncovering Hilarious Mistakes and Baffling Blunders That Shaped Civilizations (Curious Histories Collection)
- By: Ahoy Publications
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Take an epic journey through the hilarious mistakes and baffling blunders that shaped civilizations. Are you looking to learn unique and surprising facts about human history? Do you want to listen to the quirks and fumbles that defined ancient eras? Did you know that some of the biggest discoveries in history were born out of missteps? More than simple errors, this audiobook about epic failures in ancient history is a testament to humanity’s resilience and people’s ability to learn, adapt, and advance despite the circumstances.
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The Art of Ash
- Cigar Moments Captured: A Coffee Table Book
- By: Derek Spear
- Narrated by: Trevor Hayden
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Art of Ash by Derek Spear is an exploration of the fascinating world of cigar culture and history. Derek takes viewers on a captivating journey that captures the essence of cigars in all their glory. In this book, the cigar is more than a pastime; it's an enduring legacy, a true work of art, and a heartfelt tribute to the precious moments we savor in life. Grab yourself a comfortable chair, your favorite cigar, and embark on a leisurely journey through a meticulously crafted coffee table book, adapted for audio.
By: Derek Spear
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The Great Ice Age
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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While these are ancient events, they do have direct relevance to the world in which we live today. Scientists have spent a great deal of time looking at the Great Ice Age, principally because understanding it could help us understand the complex web of linked factors that lead to climate change. That, in turn, may help us to understand the changes in climate we seem to be facing today. This is the fascinating story of the Great Ice Age.
By: Hourly History
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The Wannabe Fascists
- A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy
- By: Federico Finchelstein
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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With The Wannabe Fascists, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise explanation of why Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed, the last outcome of the combined histories of fascism and populism: the wannabe fascists.
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Bits & Bites - The Invention of Food - Why Carrots Are Orange and Napoleon Loved the Can
- By: Tom Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand
- Length: 39 mins
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What determines what we eat today? Who decides what ends up on our dinner tables tomorrow? And what are the real origins of our favorite foods? Tom Hillenbrand takes readers on a fast-paced journey through the culinary history of the world—from the campfires of many thousands of years ago to the invention of corn to the hamburgers of the future. Filled with astonishing insights and surprising connections, Hillenbrand's essay is a highly entertaining and thought-provoking portrayal of what lies behind the food we consume every day.
By: Tom Hillenbrand
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The Silk Road and Black Death
- An Enthralling Guide to the Routes That Connected Continents and the Event That Redefined Them (Exploring the Past)
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Journey Through Time: The Mysteries of the Silk Road and the Black Death Unveiled!
By: Billy Wellman
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Epic Fails in Ancient History
- Uncovering Hilarious Mistakes and Baffling Blunders That Shaped Civilizations (Curious Histories Collection)
- By: Ahoy Publications
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Take an epic journey through the hilarious mistakes and baffling blunders that shaped civilizations. Are you looking to learn unique and surprising facts about human history? Do you want to listen to the quirks and fumbles that defined ancient eras? Did you know that some of the biggest discoveries in history were born out of missteps? More than simple errors, this audiobook about epic failures in ancient history is a testament to humanity’s resilience and people’s ability to learn, adapt, and advance despite the circumstances.
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The Art of Ash
- Cigar Moments Captured: A Coffee Table Book
- By: Derek Spear
- Narrated by: Trevor Hayden
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Art of Ash by Derek Spear is an exploration of the fascinating world of cigar culture and history. Derek takes viewers on a captivating journey that captures the essence of cigars in all their glory. In this book, the cigar is more than a pastime; it's an enduring legacy, a true work of art, and a heartfelt tribute to the precious moments we savor in life. Grab yourself a comfortable chair, your favorite cigar, and embark on a leisurely journey through a meticulously crafted coffee table book, adapted for audio.
By: Derek Spear
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The Great Ice Age
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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While these are ancient events, they do have direct relevance to the world in which we live today. Scientists have spent a great deal of time looking at the Great Ice Age, principally because understanding it could help us understand the complex web of linked factors that lead to climate change. That, in turn, may help us to understand the changes in climate we seem to be facing today. This is the fascinating story of the Great Ice Age.
By: Hourly History
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The Wannabe Fascists
- A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy
- By: Federico Finchelstein
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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With The Wannabe Fascists, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise explanation of why Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed, the last outcome of the combined histories of fascism and populism: the wannabe fascists.
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Bits & Bites - The Invention of Food - Why Carrots Are Orange and Napoleon Loved the Can
- By: Tom Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand
- Length: 39 mins
- Unabridged
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What determines what we eat today? Who decides what ends up on our dinner tables tomorrow? And what are the real origins of our favorite foods? Tom Hillenbrand takes readers on a fast-paced journey through the culinary history of the world—from the campfires of many thousands of years ago to the invention of corn to the hamburgers of the future. Filled with astonishing insights and surprising connections, Hillenbrand's essay is a highly entertaining and thought-provoking portrayal of what lies behind the food we consume every day.
By: Tom Hillenbrand
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Fallen
- George Mallory: The Man, the Myth and the 1924 Everest Tragedy
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 4,1924 George Mallory donned an oxygen set and set off for the summit of Everest with his young partner Andrew Irvine. Next day they were glimpsed through clouds heading upwards, but after that they were never seen again. Whether they died on the way up or on the way down no one knows. In the years following his disappearance, Mallory was elevated into an all-British hero. Dubbed by his friends the 'Galahad' of Everest, he was lionized in the press as the greatest mountaineer of his generation who had died while taking on the ultimate challenge
By: Mick Conefrey
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The History Lessons
- By: Shalina Patel
- Narrated by: Shalina Patel
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Taking a tour through history, from the Romans to the Second World War via Tudor courts, medieval castles and more, this hugely entertaining debut from an award-winning history teacher explores a variety of historical topics in a thoughtful and engaging way. It will appeal to anybody seeking to expand their historical knowledge, with an approachable and accessible style that will take you on an eye-opening and jaw-dropping journey.
By: Shalina Patel
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- By: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
By: Angus Konstam
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated through the centuries, signaling the end of political systems, cultures, and epochs. Though much has changed over the millennia, human nature remains the same. In The End of Everything, military historian Victor Davis Hanson narrates a series of sieges and sackings that span the age of antiquity to the conquest of the New World to show how societies descend into barbarism and obliteration.
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- By: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible.
By: Kenn Kaufman
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How to Survive History
- How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History’s Deadliest Catastrophes
- By: Cody Cassidy
- Narrated by: Nathan Adams Stark
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In each chapter of How to Survive History, Cody Cassidy explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: succumbing to the lava flows of Pompeii, drowning on board the Titanic, falling prey to the Black Death, and more. Using hindsight and modern science to estimate everything from how fast you'd need to run to outpace a T. rex to the advantages of different body types in surviving the Donner Party tragedy, Cassidy gives you a detailed battle plan for survival, helping you learn about the era at the same time
By: Cody Cassidy
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The Penguin Book of Pirates
- By: Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with pirates in the early nineteenth century, The Penguin Book of Pirates takes us behind the eye patches, the peg legs, and the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger and into the no-man’s-land of piracy that is rife with paradoxes and plot twists.
By: Katherine Howe
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Madness, Betrayal and the Lash
- The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its time the most comprehensive ever undertaken.
By: Stephen R. Bown
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A History of the World in 47 Borders
- The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps
- By: Jonn Elledge
- Narrated by: Jonn Elledge
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different way. By telling the stories of these borders, we can learn a lot about how political identities are shaped - and about human folly.
By: Jonn Elledge
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Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Empires
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Andrew McDermott
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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In "Ancient Egypt" journey back in time to one of the most fascinating civilizations in history. This concise yet comprehensive book takes you on a captivating exploration of the land of the pharaohs, offering a clear and insightful overview of ancient Egyptian culture, society, and achievements. Delve into the mystique of the pyramids, marvel at the grandeur of the temples, and unravel the secrets of the hieroglyphs. Discover the daily life of ordinary Egyptians, their beliefs in the afterlife, and the powerful rulers who shaped Egypt's destiny.
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Fall of Civilizations
- Stories of Greatness and Decline
- By: Paul Cooper
- Narrated by: Paul Cooper
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on the highly acclaimed podcast with over 1 million subscribers, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse. Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztec empires of the Americas; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui.
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Beautiful compliment to FoC Podcast
- By ADJ on 27-04-24
By: Paul Cooper
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Incredible but True: The Ultimate Did You Know? Collection
- Facts That Challenge Everything You Thought You Knew
- By: Alex Wright
- Narrated by: Night Santiago
- Length: 55 mins
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From the depths of the ocean to the farthest corners of the cosmos, "Incredible But True" traverses a vast array of topics, uncovering the most surprising and lesser-known truths of our universe. Listeners will be enthralled by quirky animal behaviors, bewildering scientific phenomena, and historical oddities that defy belief.
By: Alex Wright